controllerism

You can have a chance to open up for Randy Garcia at the Empty Bottle! And we all get to vote. 🙂He plays an upbeat, melodic blend of low-fi / 8bit / glitch/ IDM combined with live instrumentation and is currently on tour to support his new album to be released in April, Resurgens which features a vocal-heavy approach, bolstered by the guest talents of NNXT, DiViNCi (of S.O.S), Plusses and Ups, Tricil, Labtob and long-time collaborator Threv.

SUBMISSION RULES:– Confirm that you will be available to play on Sunday April 10 at 7 or 8pm – Upload a DJ mix or Live PA of about an hour that shows your typical performance by Sunday, March 13 and mail the link to submissions@subvariant.com.Please do NOT use a free download service like Megaupload where you have to download the whole file to listen to it. Some great free services to host DJ mixes & live sets: http://www.mixcloud.com or http://www.soundcloud.com– We’ll sort through the submissions and choose the finalists – Then you guys get to vote on your favorite submission. There will be two opening slots. – Voting will end on Saturday March 19

BIO: R_Garcia (Randy Garcia), born April 20th, 1977 in Miami, FL, is amodern electronic composer, producer and multi-instrumental performer.Currently based in Atlanta, GA, Garcia heads the seminal NophiRecordings, as well as the annual Nophest Summer Music Festival. Inaddition to his solo work, he composes and tours as part of thecritically acclaimed art-rock band, Nerd Parade.

Known primarily for his involvement in the genesis of the American IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) movement, R_Garcia has long employed a punkrock ethic in his musical endeavors, often eschewing traditionalindustry practices in favor of a DIY philosophy.NOPHI RECORDINGS“In 1998, Nophi Recordings was founded by R_Garcia and Mic Mell.Nophi’s focus would be instrumental and electronic music, relyingheavily on a handmade aesthetic and grass-roots promotion.Nophi flourished through the 2000′sbefore finally undergoing an overhaul in 2009 — when the label won Creative Loafing’s Best of Atlanta 2009 awards for “Best Record Label (Readers Choice).”

RECENT & CURRENTBeginning in 2007, R.Garcia released an onslaught of both new andpreviously unreleased material. Among those recordings are three ofGarcia’s most adventurous works: A Delicate Bashing, which introducedhis live band, Nerd Parade; The largely acoustic I Used to Write onWalls; and the Critically acclaimed LP of instrumental love songs,Everything Ever. All three recordings heavily tied Garcia’s affinityfor live instrumentation to electronic production and set the stagefor the future of his music.

By 2010, R_Garcia had been invited to score a television commercialfor Kelloggs and work closely with Grammy Candidates 3KStatic onEvolver, a unique sample and loop CD for Sony Creative Software. Healso produced recordings and remixes for Pearl Future, Kevin Max (ofDC Talk), Pop Will Eat Itself and Julie Slick (Adrian Belew). In Aprilof 2011, Garcia will release his next LP, Resurgens which features avocal-heavy approach, bolstered by the guest talents of NNXT, DiViNCi(of S.O.S), Plusses and Ups, Tricil, Labtob and long-time collaboratorThrev.

Known to 400,000 YouTube viewers as “The Godfather of Controllerism”, MOLDOVER has become the inspiration for a new generation of musicians interested in moving “beyond the decks.” Feb 18th, Chicago’s Ableton user group will feature Moldover for a special edition user group session. Famous for building, hacking, and playing controllers with virtuosic skill, Moldover’s dynamic performances with his custom instruments are bringing new life into electronic music. Fusing hard rock with electronica, glitch edits, and frantic drum beats, Moldover’s signature style defies categorization. And with appearances on national television, coverage in major music publications, and countless live shows around the world, Moldover is in constant demand by people interested in this next evolution of music.